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Hard a Tab Nab
Hard a Tab Nab
Inniss, J R De L
¥53.86
Tab nabs were the biscuits dished out in the mess rooms of ships in the merchant navy. If a helmsman was asked if the ship's helm was hard a-starboard or hard a-port, he often would reply, "e;Hard a tab nab, sir."e; Master Mariner J. R. de L. Inniss has spent a lifetime sailing the world's oceans, first as a boy seaman on the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious in the mid 1950s and then working his way up through the ranks of the merchant navy. He saw the great days of British shipping, and was able to adapt to the great changes that transformed the merchant marine during his long career. There were long hours of very hard work, hardly any sleep and, at times, atrocious feeding; but the seafaring life also lived up to its reputation for excitement and adventure, with a good deal of fun and laughter along the way.
小帮手荷托打扫公园
小帮手荷托打扫公园
Claire Culliford
¥31.74
荷托是一只喜欢和朋友们在公园里玩的小刺猬。当他看到公园的老管理员有困难时,他希望能帮得上忙。可是,一只刺猬能为人类做什么呢?《小帮手荷托打扫公园》是根据联合国可持续发展目标所编写的一套儿童绘本系列中的本。本系列图画书的故事以生动和色彩缤纷的动物角色告诉孩子们相互帮助、爱护环境是可以有很多乐趣的。本系列图画书提供与故事相关的讨论话题,适合家长和教师作为校内外使用的补充教材。
Up, Up, and Away!
Up, Up, and Away!
Handley, P.
¥34.24
P Handley was evacuated from Portsmouth to Melton Mowbray at the beginning of the Second World War, and much of her poetry is a celebration of the town and the surrounding countryside. Her memories of Melton Mowbray span almost seventy-five years, and here she recalls in verse the local landmarks, unforgettable characters and vanished way of life of another era. With the same affection and humour, her poems cover subjects as diverse as a balloon flight on a glorious summer's evening, the temptations of full-cream milk and sugary treats, the pleasures of chatting, and watching the passage of the seasons from her window.
Pom-Pom Goes To Bramble Wood
Pom-Pom Goes To Bramble Wood
Shaw, Sandra Christina
¥29.33
Everyone admires the new dress her mother has made for Pom-Pom. It has tiny rosebuds stitched around the hem, and Pom-Pom looks very pretty indeed in it. It is certainly not the sort of dress she ought to wear when she is meeting her friends to play in Bramble Wood. Full of fun, and bursting with energy, she cannot keep from joining in with every game. But things with Pom-Pom are apt to go wrong and soon poor Pom-Pom is in trouble again. Pom-Pom Goes to Bramble Wood is the third book in this series of rhyming stories for children.
Octavius Mint and the Indigo Dragon
Octavius Mint and the Indigo Dragon
Stafford, William
¥29.33
Irrepressible, intergalactic good-time guy Octavius wakes in a grey room. He has many questions - not least of which is how he came to be there. Making good use of his quick wit and pretty face, Octavius embarks on a series of adventures in which he strives to uncover the secrets of his past and unravel the mystery of the Indigo Dragon. This funny and inventive story will entertain fans of science fiction, fantasy and saucy humour.
Book of Operas
Book of Operas
Krehbiel, Henry Edward
¥19.52
A comprehensive study of several great operas from the renowned musicologist Henry Edward Krehbiel. Includes in-depth analyses of: Il Bariere di Siviglia Le Nozze Di Figaro Die Zauberfloete Don Giovanni Fidelio Faust Mefistofele La Damnation de Faust La Traviata Aida Der Freischuetz Tannhaeuser Tristan und Isolde Parsifal Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg Lohengrin Haensel und Gretel
Aaron's Rod
Aaron's Rod
Lawrence, D. H.
¥19.52
D. H. Lawrence's classic novel about the coal mine official Aaron Sisson, who escapes his dreary life in the English Midlands and travels to Italy to try to realise his dream of becoming a professional flautist.
Garland for Girls
Garland for Girls
Alcott, Louisa May
¥19.52
A charming collection of short stories from the author of 'Little Women' Louisa May Alcott, each based around a type of flower.
House to Let
House to Let
Dickens, Charles
¥19.52
A fantastic experiment in literary collaboration by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell and Adelaide Ann Procter. Dickens wrote the outline for this short Christmas story, as well as the chapter 'Going into Society' and co-writing the first and last chapters with fellow author Wilkie Collins, who also contributed the chapter 'Trottle's Report'. Gaskell and Proctor provided the chapters 'The Manchester Marriage' and 'Three Evenings in the House', respectively.
Alfred Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson
Lang, Andrew
¥19.52
A fascinating biography of one of the most famous poets in history: Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Written by famed historian and anthropologist Andrew Lang.
Account of Egypt
Account of Egypt
Herodotus
¥19.52
The full translated text of 'An Account of Egypt', the ancient manuscript by the 'Father of History', Greek historian Herodotus. This is not only a fascinating look into the history of Ancient Egypt, but also a look into Herodotus' own world-view, as an exemplar of Greek thinking at the time.
Angling Sketches
Angling Sketches
Lang, Andrew
¥19.52
A collection of fables about fishing by fabled anthropologist Andrew Lang.
Anglo-Saxon Britain
Anglo-Saxon Britain
Allen, Grant
¥19.52
A fascinating look into what life was like in Britain at the beginning of the formation of the English people: the Anglo-Saxons.
Personal Record
Personal Record
Conrad, Joseph
¥19.52
The memoirs of the famous Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad.
Knights of Art
Knights of Art
Steedman, Amy
¥19.52
The Renaissance,' a word which means being born again, or a new awakening, when men began to draw real pictures of real things and fill the world with images of beauty.Now it is the stories of the men of that time, who put new life into Art, that I am going to tell you--men who learned, step by step, to paint the most beautiful pictures that the world possesses.In telling these stories I have been helped by an old book called The Lives of the Painters, by Giorgio Vasari, who was himself a painter. He took great delight in gathering together all the stories about these artists and writing them down with loving care, so that he shows us real living men, and not merely great names by which the famous pictures are known. It did not make much difference to us when we were little children whether our pictures were good or bad, as long as the colours were bright and we knew what they meant. But as we grow older and wiser our eyes grow wiser too, and we learn to know what is good and what is poor. Only, just as our tongues must be trained to speak, our hands to work, and our ears to love good music, so our eyes must be taught to see what is beautiful, or we may perhaps pass it carelessly by, and lose a great joy which might be ours.So now if you learn something about these great artists and their wonderful pictures, it will help your eyes to grow wise. And some day should you visit sunny Italy, where these men lived and worked, you will feel that they are quite old friends. Their pictures will not only be a delight to your eyes, but will teach your heart something deeper and more wonderful than any words can explain.
True Hero
True Hero
Kingston, William Henry Giles
¥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure novel set in 17th Century America by the master of juvenile fiction William Henry Giles Kingston.
At the Earth's Core
At the Earth's Core
Burroughs, Edgar Rice
¥19.52
Written by Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs, this book is the first in a series written about the 'hollow earth' realm of Pellucidar. Follow the intrepid David Innes as he tunnels 500 miles into the earths crust - into a secret subterranean world!
Authors of Greece
Authors of Greece
Lumb, Thomas Wallace
¥19.52
A fantastic look at the great Ancient Greek authors. Covers Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato and Demosthenes.
Chronicles of Avonlea
Chronicles of Avonlea
Montgomery, L.M.
¥19.52
Set in the fictional Canadian village of Avonlea, which was also the setting for Montgomery's 'Anne of Green Gables' series, this collection of short stories have been delighting readers of all ages around the world for nearly a century.
Bacon
Bacon
Church, R.W.
¥19.52
A fascinating biography of the famous English philosopher Francis Bacon.
Birds in Town and Village
Birds in Town and Village
Hudson, William
¥19.52
An in-depth discussion on many different species of British birds by famed ornithologist William Hudson.